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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
2
The piece notes Lady Astor becoming the first woman MP in Britain, campaigning actively among voters with clear positions. It reflects on the impact for women’s political participation, suggesting New York women’s election likewise signals growing female influence in U.S. politics.
The column notes Lady Astor’s victory in Britain highlights U.S. interest as Congress resumes after a break. It covers pending railroad legislation, postwar government control, budget plans, and a tariff bill, urging nonpolitical handling to ensure affordable, reliable transport and fiscal restraint.
Dr. John B. Huber warns that insects tax agriculture and health, citing flies, malaria vectors, and disease links. He urges winter reflection and spring cleaning to limit insect impact, plus reader questions on tuberculosis and electrical hair vitality with practical medical advice.
A fragment from a story portrays Andrew and Imogene discussing a musical concert. Imogene rhapsodizes about the musician who played the drums and tin whistles, while Andrew recalls the drummer’s skill and humor in a vivid, nostalgic tone.
The playroom tale follows wooden soldiers and rival tin soldiers who nightly march and clash in battle. After a yard escape and days apart the wooden soldiers return pristine while the tin soldiers are marred and worn, altering playtime justice.
Trusty wooden soldiers resume their rounds in the playroom losing much paint. Captain explains waterproof men survived when tin soldiers were exposed. Teddy Bear asks about the missing soldiers as Bela Doll and Miss Dolly the Red Cross nurses vow to care for them.
Iowa editor writes that society is fed by war strikes profiteering and grievances. The piece calls for a return to the Golden Rule and a life guided by brotherly love to restore joy and justice for all citizens.
Webster City Freeman Journal reports the Democratic national committee chair seeks a 10 million campaign treasure. The piece questions whether the money will fuel lavish campaigning and criticizes party governance as extravagance.
In Cody Wyoming newlyweds Mr and Mrs Fred McGee were tied together with handcuffs by saboteurs as they prepared to board a train for their honeymoon. Friends had thrown shoes and emptied a grocery office in the commotion. The pair were guided onto the train while still bound.
The letter to the editor argues the coal miners deserve wage relief and questions wartime price controls and enforcement. It cites figures on hours worked, pay, and profits, criticizes press bias toward operators, and notes calls for government action to curb profiteering amid the ongoing labor dispute.
Misses Home Paper Anny Parkdale Ore Nov 26 editor says crops are among finest ever grown in Hood River valley. Surveyors work around Mount Hood on a loop road for a scenic drive to Seaside along paved highways. Residents praise Oregon’s hard road progress and desire better Columbia River Highway sections.
Puzzle by Sam Loyd presents behead clues with two word terms and partial sentences. It includes mis-typed lines about travel distances, a hotel to way house route, and an unfinished clue about beheading a cereal to yield a new word.
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